The First IRAM Attack in Iraq

October 24, 2018 00:36:16
The First IRAM Attack in Iraq
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The First IRAM Attack in Iraq

Oct 24 2018 | 00:36:16

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Show Notes

In 2007, a destructive new weapon appeared on the battlefield in Iraq: the improvised, rocket-assisted munition. Also called a lob bomb because of the way it is launched high into the air to land on its target, the first attack with the weapon was aimed at a combat outpost in Baghdad where a battalion of US soldiers lived. One of those soldiers was John Chambers, and in this episode, he talks us through that attack.

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